Purpose
The UTIA International Advisory Council (IAC) serves to advise and provide strategic planning support for the UTIA Smith Center in international programs across teaching, research and extension/outreach, and to liaise with UTIA units about ongoing and upcoming international activities and opportunities.

Structure
The IAC is comprised of faculty members at UTIA who hold appointments in CASNR, CVM, AgResearch and/or UT Extension. There are 14 members of the IAC; 12 from CASNR/AgResearch/UT Extension and 2 from CVM. IAC members are appointed at the invitation of the UTIA Director for International Programs, and with the approval of each faculty member’s department head.

Term lengths
Initial members of the IAC participate for term lengths of one, two or three years, in order to stagger rotations off the committee. Terms may be renewed. A member leaving the IAC will work with the OIP to identify potential faculty from the same unit to rotate into the Council.

Meetings
The IAC meets with the OIP twice per year, once in Fall and once in Spring semester.

Current IAC representatives
Doris D'Souza, Food Science
Mike Fry, Veterinary Medicine
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Joanne Logan, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Phil Myer, Animal Science
Bill Park, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Neelam Poudyal, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
Mike Smith, Animal Science
John Sorochan, Plant Sciences
Marcy Souza, Veterinary Medicine
Carrie Stephens, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Forbes Walker, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Annette Wzselaki, Plant Sciences
Tim Young, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries